ifj. Szabó István

ifj. Szabó István

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director
10 October 1937, Kikinda - 11 July 1984, Subotica

Biography

Source of the photo: Barácius Zoltán: Az ördög cimborái. A vajdasági magyar színházak rendezői. Szabadkai Szabadegyetem, Subotica, 2005.

He completed primary school in Kikinda and Subotica, where he also graduated from gymnasium (1956). In 1970, he earned a director's diploma from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Between 1970 and 1984, he was a director at the National Theatre in Subotica. From 1974 to 1975, from 1976 to 1979, and from 1980 to 1981, he served as the director of the Hungarian company.

Directed plays:

Agatha Christie: The Mousetrap. National Theatre, Subotica, 1965

Eugene O’Neill: Long Day's Journey into Night. National Theatre, Subotica, 1970

Claude Magnier: Mona Marie's Smile. National Theatre, Subotica, 1970

Jean-Paul Sartre: Dirty Hands. National Theatre, Subotica, 1970

William Somerset Maugham: I Love My Wife. National Theatre, Subotica, 1971

Tamási Áron: Singing Bird. National Theatre, Subotica, 1971

Méhes György: Male Fidelity. National Theatre, Subotica, 1972

Hermann Gieseker: Henry VIII and His Six Wives. National Theatre, Subotica, 1972

Fehér Klára: Honolulu. National Theatre, Subotica, 1972

Tóth Ferenc: Job. National Theatre, Subotica, 1972

Molière: Scapin's Deceits. National Theatre, Subotica, 1973

Branislav Nušić: The Bereaved Family. National Theatre, Subotica, 1973

A. P. Chekhov: The Seagull. National Theatre, Subotica, 1973

Milan Grgić–Alfi Kabiljo: Jalta, Jalta. National Theatre, Subotica, 1974

Jovan Sterija Popović: The Liar and the Braggart. National Theatre, Subotica, 1975

Majtényi Mihály: Proganik/The Exile. National Theatre, Subotica, 1975

Mirko Božić: The Avenger. National Theatre, Subotica, 1975

Various authors: Song of My Land. National Theatre, Subotica, 1976

Friedrich Dürrenmatt: An Angel Comes to Babylon. National Theatre, Subotica, 1976

Kopeczky László: Don Juan's Last Adventure. National Theatre, Subotica, 1977

Domonkos István: I Am. National Theatre, Subotica, 1977

Remenyik Zsigmond: The Blőse Family Owes Everyone. National Theatre, Subotica, 1978

Miroslav Krleža: The Road to Paradise. National Theatre, Subotica, 1978

Jovan Sterija Popović: The Conceited Blockhead. National Theatre, Subotica, 1979

Sophocles: Antigone. National Theatre, Subotica, 1979

Varga Zoltán: The Disciple. National Theatre, Subotica, 1979

Deák Ferenc: Rogue. Children's Theatre, Subotica, 1979

William Shakespeare: The Tempest. National Theatre, Subotica, 1980

Utasi Csaba: Song of My Land. National Theatre, Subotica, 1980

Szép Ernő: Pharmacy. National Theatre, Subotica, 1980

Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot. Novi Sad Theatre, 1980

Deák Ferenc: Nirvana. Novi Sad Theatre, 1981

Miroslav Krleža: St. Stephen's Day Fair. National Theatre, Subotica, 1981

Carlo Goldoni: Mirandolina. National Theatre, Subotica, 1982

Karinthy Frigyes: I Want My School Money Back. National Theatre, Subotica, 1982

Dragoslav Mihajlović: Petrija's Wreath. National Theatre, Subotica, 1983

Oldrich Danek: Forty Scoundrels and a Newborn Lamb. National Theatre, Subotica, 1984

Literature about the creator

Interviews

Journey into the Night – as a Diploma Examination
Author: G.
Peter Ustinov's play in Subotica
Author: G.
Guest performance in front of a house with a plaque
Author: G.
"I am directing one of the gems of Yugoslav drama literature in Romania"
Author: Fodor, Zeno
A Month and a Half in Romania
The show should be sophisticated, high-quality, but also entertaining
Author: M. M.
The Theatre Finds Its Essence
Author: Torok Csaba
Forty Scoundrels...
Author: B. Z.
In the Foreground: The Dynamics of Thought
Author: B. Z.

Prizes, scholarships